Bush Survival Tips

With the right know-how and skills, you can survive some of the harshest environments in the world – the Australian bush. Protect yourself and fellow travellers with the information you will need if you become lost on a bush walk or your vehicle breaks down off the beaten track.

According to bush survival experts, your top five priorities when stranded are water, warmth, shelter, signals and food. Learn the tips and techniques to satisfy these priorities through our comprehensive range of books and guides to guarantee your survival.

Known as the ‘Bush Tukka Woman’ author Samantha Martin will show you how and where to source plants and animals. As a descendant of a long line of hunters and gatherers from the east Kimberley region in WA, Samantha shares her knowledge of how to eat off the land and water.

This practical guide will enable you to master survival skills from equipment to pack to stay dry and warm to where to find food and water. There is easy to follow information about testing plants for poison before eating to making a compass and treating injuries.

Learn how to prevent, treat and care for illnesses and injuries while outdoors. The waterproof cover and at-a-glance design make it ideal to take with you in case you need a ready guide for wounds and bleeding, resuscitation, bites and poisoning.

If you are looking for a particular book on bush survival, contact us on 08 9335 8665, email info@chartandmapshop.com.au or visit us in-store.

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We’ve travelled a lot of Australia and I can honestly say it’s been one of the best journeys ever! We went through there during October and the wildflowers were tremendous! It’s such a good journey in itself, so we are heading that way again come this October again!

Wanna do it in an old Mack David Brownlow 😂😂....let’s wait till the roads completely shot this time......👌🏽